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Later this year, Avatar: Fire and Ash will continue the saga that writer and director James Cameron began in 2009 with Avatar. But according to Cameron, the third film in the franchise was an unexpected chapter in his initial plan for three sequels. Instead, Cameron ended up splitting Avatar: The Way of Water into two different movies, in part because too much was happening in a single script. “In a nutshell, we had too many great ideas packed into act one of movie 2,” Cameron told Empire. “The [film] was moving like a bullet train, and we weren’t drilling down…

It was late in 2024 when we first heard rumors of a new HomeKit device that would essentially blend a HomePod and iPad, and serve it atop an AI software platter. It was later reported that Apple is developing two versions of this device, and one of them could arrive in 2025. It seems those plans have been pushed further into the future, thanks in no part to Apple’s struggles with AI development. “At one point, the company had hoped to announce this product in March. But because the device, to an extent, relies on the delayed Siri capabilities, it…

Four years after first debuting as Yelena Belova in Black Widow, Florence Pugh is set to make her return in Thunderbolts*. In a recent interview with the rest of the film’s cast and creative team, Pugh told Empire how different the movie feels than most Marvel fare. “It ended up becoming this quite badass indie, A24-feeling assassin movie with Marvel superheroes,” she said. Jake Schreier, who directed the film and also directed the A24-produced Netflix series Beef, was told to make the movie “something different.” Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts* | Big Game Trailer | In Theaters May 2 “There’s a certain amount of that Beef tone…

Table of Contents Table of Contents When will The Odyssey come out? What is The Odyssey about? Who’s behind The Odyssey? Who stars in The Odyssey? Where and when will The Odyssey be filmed? How will Nolan create The Odyssey’s monsters? Academy Award-winning director Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer) has garnered plenty of hype over his next movie, The Odyssey. Given Nolan’s filmography, it was a surprise that he chose to create an epic Greek fantasy next. However, since this is Christopher Nolan, director of hits such as The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar, and Dunkirk, his next film was guaranteed to become…

Jon Bernthal’s return as The Punisher in Daredevil: Born Again is just the first time we’ll be seeing his character. Bernthal is set to headline a Punisher special for Disney+ in 2026, and in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, he offered a sense of what the tone of that special will be. “I care very deeply about Frank, I’m really grateful that I’m getting the opportunity to tell the story that I think the fans deserve. We’re giving it our all and we’re trying to tell a Frank Castle story that we’re going to turn our back on the audience — it’s…

Table of Contents Table of Contents Could USB-C replace HDMI? Which LG is best? What’s my next big Sony TV? The future of QDEL Stop that phantom clicking Can AVRs mess up picture quality? Are standard TV sizes being phased out? Appreciation for Caleb On today’s episode of You Asked: Will we get USB-C on TVs and could it replace HDMI? What’s the latest on QDEL? Can AVRs damage your picture quality? And are 55- and 65-inch TV sizes being phased out? Could USB-C replace HDMI? Leon writes: Given technological developments, why don’t manufacturers try to equip TVs with USB-C?…

Even though the best Xbox series X games come in all genres, it still has a strong reputation as being the shooter box. There’s no denying that it has an especially strong lineup of amazing FPS games, with hero shooters being a standout subgenre that only seems to be getting more popular over time. These titles differentiate themselves by giving each player more ways to express themselves in battle beyond which weapon they choose. Not only does this create much more interesting encounters and emergent moments in every match, but it also makes the genre more accessible to players who…

Love crossword puzzles but don’t have all day to sit and solve a full-sized puzzle in your daily newspaper? That’s what The Mini is for! A bite-sized version of the New York Times’ well-known crossword puzzle, The Mini is a quick and easy way to test your crossword skills daily in a lot less time (the average puzzle takes most players just over a minute to solve). While The Mini is smaller and simpler than a normal crossword, it isn’t always easy. Tripping up on one clue can be the difference between a personal best completion time and an embarrassing…

Table of Contents Table of Contents Innovative new features Time for a reappraisal Ten years ago today, Apple unveiled the 12-inch MacBook to the world, claiming it had “reinvented the notebook” for the better. The laptop almost instantly divided opinion, with fans and detractors at each other’s throats from the start. And sure, it was by no means perfect, but look a little closer and I think you’ll find a device that has had a monumental impact on the world of computing — not just on Apple, but on the industry as a whole. The 12-inch MacBook is often seen…

Table of Contents Table of Contents Zany comedy from an acclaimed screenwriter Symbols at work Meg Ryan in three roles Broad farce from a killer supporting cast The human touch that lasts The connective tissue between the romantic comedies of the 1980s and 1990s, John Patrick Shanley’s severely underrated daffy rom-com Joe Versus the Volcano celebrates its thirty-fifth anniversary on March 9th, and is as watchable and moving today as it was when it was first released, to tepid reviews, in 1990. Zany comedy from an acclaimed screenwriter Shanley, an Off-Broadway playwright who made his breakthrough with the brilliant screenplay…